Tundra, Pd. 6

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  • Biome Description:

Characteristics of biome are clearly and thoroughly described:

Location-
  • the northern hemisphere


Tundra Biome
Tundra Biome



The Tundra is shown above as cold, covered in snow and light just barely seeping through the clouds constantly precipitating.
Unknown. “Tundra.” http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/biotundra.php.
23 February 2012.




Abiotic Factors:

  • Climate-
    • cool, treeless, and dry
  • Average Rainfall-
    • 30-50 cm/ 12-20 in.
  • Average Temerature-
    • -14 degrees celcious/ 19.8 degrees farenhiet
  • Permafrost-
    • Permafrost is a frozen layer of soil to help with the lack of rain so it's not too dry

Tundra
Tundra



This picture displays the Tundra and it’s mountainous and snowy climate.
Unknown. “Tundra”
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0166-tundra.php.
23 February 2012.

Biotic factors:

Each category includes general description , an adaptation, and a pictures

Producers;
  • Artic Moss- stores nutrients in it while it's not growing
  • Artic Willow- it has shallow roots to avoid the permafrost
  • Pasque Flower- silky hair for insulation
  • Tufted Saxifrage- a well developed root system to store carbohydrates
  • Bearberry- grows low to avoid the wind and has silky short hairs to keep it warm


Figure 1: ArcticWillowinNorthern Canada. It creates a pesticide that makes bugs leave it and if they do try to eat it they die.
Author Unknown. “ArcticWillow.” Ki Cornwell Travel Agency-Tundra.
http://kicorwelltravelagency.weebly.com/tundra.html

Herbivores;
  • Yaks- can withstand really cold temperatures because of thier fur
  • Snowgeese- migrates to avoid cold
  • Artic Hare- has reletively short ears to keep more heat in thier body

external image 250px-Arctic_Hare_1.jpg
Snow hare
Unknown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Hare
22, February 2013


Carnivores;
  • Snowy Owl- wings are silent
  • Gray Wolf- fast running to hunt down prey
  • Artic Fox- they have long bushy tails to help them turn while running fast

Snowy Owl Photo courtesy Brian Hawkes
Snowy Owl Photo courtesy Brian Hawkes


Snowy Owl in flight
Picture by Doviende
http://www.squidoo.com/snowyowls
23, February 2012
Omnivores;
  • Polar Bear- its fur is the color or snow as camoflage and many layers of fur to keep them warm
  • Barren-Ground Grizzly- thick fat deposits under the skin
  • Pika- produces two kinds of droppings, eats the first type to get ant nutrients it might of missed.
pika441440100 3 Dialogue With A Pika
pika441440100 3 Dialogue With A Pika


A pika that lives in theRockyMnt.National Park.
http://www.pronaturephotographer.com/2010/10/dialogue-with-a-pika/